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- GAMEl APPARATUS.

No. 549,938. 5 Patented Nov. 19.1895..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NEWTON C. SAMPLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM H. RAMSAY, OF SAME PLACE.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 549,938, dated November19, 1895. Application filed April 5, 1895. Serial No. 544,542. (Nomodel.)

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, NEWTON C. SAMPLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelpliia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specication.

Myinvention has relation to a game apparatus particularly of that classin which a board having thereon the outline or map of contiguouscountries is made to represent a field of warfare and a cannon or othersuitable instrument is made to convey or propel balls or marbles acrossthe board to occupy various positions thereon, which positions areindicated by flags and puppets, and it relates particularly to thegeneral construction and arrangement of such a game apparatus.

The principal obj ects of my invention are, first, to provide a gameapparatus which is instructive, amusing, and interesting and which maybe readily manipulated; second, to provide in such an apparatus a boardhaving upon its face the outlines ofv two contiguous countriessupposedly at war and provided with recessed portions representingfortresses, cities, or other points of historical interest; third, toprovide in such an apparatus a cannon or other propelling instrumentmounted upon the board and adapted to throw or roll balls or marbles ofsuitable size and color into the various recesses of the board, and,fourth, to provide in such an apparatus flags, puppets, or otherindicators which will show the successive occupation of these recessesby the balls discharged from the cannon or other propelling instrument.

My invention consists of a game apparatus constructed and arranged insubstantially the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature, general characteristics, and scope of my invention will bemore fully understood from the following descriptiomtaken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, and in whichinperspective is represented a game apparatus embodying the features ofmy invention.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a game-board, on the upper face aof which is of two contigulocated the outlines b and c ous orbelligerent countries C and D. In the instance illustrated in thedrawing is the outlines of contiguous portions of China and Japan, andthe game apparatus is designed to represent the progress of war betweenthe said two countries; but it is, however, to be understood that theboard may represent the outlines'of'any two countries, such as Germanyand France, England and the United States, dac., and the apparatusdesigned to represent the progress of a historical war between any twoor more countries. a

Between the two countries O and D is outlined a neutral space B, whichin the present instance would representa sea. Each division of the boardis provided with a group of irregularly-arranged recesses d, ranged nearthe neutral space B and representing seaports of the countries C and Dand with a group of recesses e, surroundinga recess f or g, in eitherdirection. The recess f would represent the capital, Tokio, of Japan,and the recess g, the capital, Pekin, of China, and the recesses erepresent inland towns, forts, or fortiiications in either country. Allof these recesses d, e, f, and g are of a depth and diameter suiicientto receive a marble or ball h and to retain the same therein. Near eachrecess d, e, f, or gis arranged a pocket or opening l, in which may beinserted the pole ofaflag c or j, which represents, respectively, thestandards of China and Japan, and hinged to the board near the recessesare knockdown puppets la, painted or dressed to represent the soldiersof the country which that portion of the board is designed to represent.The recesses d, e, f, and gmayall bear names of historical orgeographical interest, as indicated in the drawing. At either end of theboard is an unrecessed portionE and'E, and at the upper end E is placeda dais mY to represent an embankment or tower. On this dais m is placeda cannon n or similar propelling instrument from which the balls ormarbles h may be thrown or allowed to pass into either country O or D.

To play the game the hinged soldiers 7c are placed in an uprightposition beside the respective recesses and the flags c and j insertedin the perforations Z of the respective divisions of the board. Eachplayer then dis- IOO charges from the cannon or other appliance 'a aball or marble 71, in any direction, and should it fall in a recess ofthe country against which the player is supposed to be lighting thestandard of that country is removed, the soldier knocked down by theball or marble, and the standard of the opposing country raised aboutthe said recess. This signilies that the fortification, sea-port, ortown has been captured bythe enemy. The game progresses and should aball from a player repre senting the original country enter the recesswhich has been captured by his opponent the soldier r, is restored to anupright position and the standards exchanged, signifying that thefortiiication, seaport, or town has been recaptured. lVhen, however, arecess f or g, representing the capital of each country has beencaptured by the player representing the opposing' country, the standardof the opposing country remains tliereat until the termination of thegaine, and the said capital may not be recaptured.

After a certain number of balls or marbles have been iired the number offorts, towns, fortifications, side determines the winner of the `graine.If desired, the capture of the capital itself may result in thetermination of the gaine or may numerically overbalance the capture ofone or more ports, dac. vi/*hen the ball or marble remains in neutralterritory it is lost to the player.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-n l. In agame-apparatus, a board haring outlined upon its face a map of twocontiguous or belligerent countries, a neutral territory separating theoutlines of said countries, recesses representing the towns,fortiflcations,

rbc., in the possession of either and capital of each country, balls ormarbles, and means adapted to present the balls orinarbles in varyingdirections over the board toward the recesses adapted to receive andretain the same, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a gaine-apparatus, aboard having outlined upon its face a map oftwo contiguous or belligerent countries, a neutral territoryseparating,l the saine, recesses representing.: the capitals, principaltowns and fortifications of each country, balls or marbles and a toycannon or similar propelling instrument therefor adapted to present theballs in varying directions over the board toward the rccesses which areadapted to receive and re tain the saine, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In a game-apparatus, a boardhaving outlined upon its face a map of twocontiguous or bclligerent countries, a neutral territory separating thesame, recesses representing the capitals, principal towns and fortiiications of each country, flags representing the standards of eachcountry and adapted to be placed in the board near said recesses andremovable therefrom, knockdown puppets secured to the board near saidrecesses, balls and a toy cannon or similar propelling instrumenttherefor adapted to present the balls in Vary ing directions over theboard toward the recesses adapted to receive and retain the same,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature inthe presence oftwo subscribin g Witnesses.

NEWTON C. SAMPLE.

Vitn esses:

THOMAS M. SMITH, J. WALTER DoUGLAss.

